Arland, Wisconsin
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Arland town. It lies in ZIP code area 54004. The Survey maps it on the Arland quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1950 USGS Turtle Lake quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS Turtle Lake quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Arland quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
6 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Arland between 2018 and 2020, burning about 2 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1928330 |
| 6 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2018042 |
| 5 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1812333 |
| 29 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1841 |
| 11 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2020012 |
| 21 October 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1832235 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Arland: 5 producers, 3 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 occurrence. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand and Gravel, Industrial/Frac Sand. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church Road Mine | Sand and Gravel, Industrial/Frac Sand | Unknown | Sand | |
| FLS Mine and Wet Plant | Sand and Gravel, Industrial/Frac Sand | Producer | Sand | |
| Thompson Hills Mine and Wet Plant | Sand and Gravel, Industrial/Frac Sand | Producer | ||
| Arland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Arland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Barbara Heintz Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| John Sindelar Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Martin Frie Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| P & B Excavating Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Yellow River Supply Corp. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Arland in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2020: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Arland | - | Large branches down. A storm chaser took video and was also reported by fire department officials. The tornado moved across open fields and wooded areas, knocking down large branches. It was not in continuous contact with the ground, but instead made contact several times during the course of its existence. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arland | - | A few trees were blown down in Arland. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arland | - | A tree toppled. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Arland | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Town | 1.6 miles | 12 | |
| Almena | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Poskin | 5.9 miles | 7 | |
| Prairie Farm | 7.3 miles | 7 | |
| Turtle Lake | 7.4 miles | 12 | |
| Reeve | 8.8 miles | 12 | |
| Hillsdale | 8.8 miles | 7 | |
| Comstock | 10.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1560938. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








